An agreement along the lines of the recommendations of the 2011 Kelly committee report,
with caps on donations and some measure of limited state funding would revolutionise his party's electoral capability.
Not exact matches
Funding based
on votes at the last election
with a small
cap for matched
donations (# 10,000?).
A
cap on all cash expenditure, resources and
donations in kind will be set, in line
with the
cap for the 2010 leadership election.
With no additional state funding, all 3 parties are likely to resist a significant
cap on donations.
The Labour leader then made the same move
with caps on party
donations, reiterating his call for David Cameron to come back to the negotiating table to set a limit
on individual
donations, probably around the # 5,000 mark.
New York maintains
caps on donations — $ 65,100 is the maximum Mr. Cuomo can receive from an individual — but the limits and rules are some of the loosest of any state
with such restrictions.
The Lib Dems would probably be happy
with a solution similar to that proposed by the Committee
on Standards in Public Life — a # 10,000
cap on individual
donations,
with # 23 billion of state funding for parties — but the Conservatives would prefer a # 50,000
cap, and are wary of state funding.
But there is no situation so bad it can not be made worse, and Miliband has proceeded to achieve this by his proposal, if returned to power in 2015, to impose a # 5,000
cap on donations to political parties,
with taxpayers stepping in to make up the shortfall.
And
with caps on political
donations due to be introduced, unions would not be able to complement this reduced amount of money they give to Labour by making additional
donations.
In order to legally get around the state's $ 150,000 annual political
donation cap on contributions, Litwin's
donations, which have largely been to support Republican candidates, have been through limited liability companies associated
with Glenwood.
Francis Maude floundering
on @bbcr4today: 1) Cameron should publish Downing Street meetings
with donors; 2) Tories must impose
donations cap
The Tories have called for a large increase in state funding for all parties
with more than two Commons seats, a
cap of # 50,000
on all
donations, the phasing out of corporate
donations - including from trade unions, and tax relief for
donations.
Labour wants a small increase in state funding, stringent
caps on spending and voluntary
caps to be placed
on donations by each party, which can reflect historic links
with trade unions.
The Tories have called for a large increase in state funding for all parties
with more than two Commons seats, a
cap of # 50,000
on all
donations, the phasing out of corporate
donations - including from trade unions - and tax relief for
donations.
Donations to the program are offset with a dollar - for - dollar tax credit, up to $ 1,000 for individuals, $ 2,500 for families, and $ 10,000 for businesses.14 Tax - credit - eligible donations are capped at $ 58 million annually and are available on a first - come, first - serv
Donations to the program are offset
with a dollar - for - dollar tax credit, up to $ 1,000 for individuals, $ 2,500 for families, and $ 10,000 for businesses.14 Tax - credit - eligible
donations are capped at $ 58 million annually and are available on a first - come, first - serv
donations are
capped at $ 58 million annually and are available
on a first - come, first - served basis.
Tax credits are provided to individual and corporate donors, who receive a 50 percent credit
on donations with a statewide
cap of $ 7.5 million in credits.
According to information provided by the Arizona Department of Revenue, it took just three days for Arizona businesses hit the
cap on donations to private school scholarship organizations for low - income children and students
with special needs.